‘This Dutch guy’

Regarding the fixture pile-up, Klopp said: “You will sit there and say, ‘you didn’t perform too well, how did this happen?’ Or, ‘injuries – oh?’ And then this Dutch guy says ‘the training is not too good’.”

Verheijen, a former Wales assistant coach, responded on social media saying Klopp had “caused 20 hamstring injuries in 10 months” as Liverpool manager and “keeps blaming external factors for injuries”.

He later tweeted: “The press conference by Liverpool coach Klopp is a great lesson for all coaches. Never let ‘a Dutch guy’ or anyone else get under your skin.”